engulfing
present participle ofengulf
| 单词 | engulfing |
| 释义 | engulfing present participle ofengulf engulf verb[T] uk/ɪnˈɡʌlf/us/ɪnˈɡʌlf/tosurroundandcoversomething or someonecompletely: Theflamesrapidlyengulfed thehouse. Northernareasof thecountrywere engulfedby/inasnowstormlastnight. Thewaristhreateningto engulf theentireregion. Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
Examplesofengulfingengulfing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. A tendency toward exactitude arose, at timesengulfingeverything else. From theCambridge English Corpus In these areas it is quite common for disagreements between individuals from the two groups to degenerate into ethnic conflictsengulfingseveral settlements. From theCambridge English Corpus The outer region of the mean-velocity profile grows here,engulfingthe log-law region (figure 7a). From theCambridge English Corpus It thus comes as no surprise to find much confusionengulfingthis category. From theCambridge English Corpus The actual entrainment mechanism is a folding in andengulfingof the ambient fluid by movements of the interface which in general have two origins. From theCambridge English Corpus Electron microscopy allowed us to observe oocytesengulfingspermatozoa through an endocytosis-like process. From theCambridge English Corpus Divorce therefore felt to them like a very new tide of misfortune that was sweeping towards their families,engulfingtheir children and affecting their grandchildren. From theCambridge English Corpus This is an extremely important initiative that goes right to the very heart of the societal change that isengulfingour world at the moment. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We must reach that dramatic conclusion to avoid the number of young unemployed people growing out of control and to prevent public angerengulfingus. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a problem which isengulfingmillions of our people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All they can do is to try desperately to keep their heads above theengulfingeconomic tide. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Two major national disputes are nowengulfingour country and helping to create a summer of turmoil and discontent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Businesses are collapsing all around them andengulfingthem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not a case of "big brother"engulfingsome smaller or weaker authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would mean only the beginning of a new expansion and theengulfingof ever wider stretches of our countryside in the south-east. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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